Avani Lekhara will set her sights on a second gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics when she competes in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 qualification round. Mona Agarwal, another Indian athlete will also feature in the same event.
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Avani had won gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 competition with a score of 249.7 points, but had failed to make the final of the mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 competition. She finished in 11th place in that competition with 632.8 points, whereas her compatriot Sidhartha Babu finished 28th with a score of 628.3.
Mona, on the other hand, had won bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 category, the same event where Avani clinched gold.
In athletics, Deepthi Jeevanji will take part in the women’s 400m T20 final, whereas in men’s high jump T63 final, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shailesh Kumar and Sharad Kumar will feature.
In para-archery, Pooja will be in action in the women’s individual recurve open competition.
Here’s a quick look at the complete schedule for Indian athletes on 3 September (All times IST):
*Medal matches in italics and bold
Para-shooting
1 pm: Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal in R8 —Women’s 50m Air Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification
7.30 pm: Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal in R8 —Women’s 50m Air Rifle 3 Positions SH1 final (If qualified)
Para-athletics
2.28 pm: Bhagyashri M Jadhav in women’s shot put F34 final
Impact Shorts
More Shorts10.38 pm: Deepthi Jeevanji in women’s 400m T20 final
11.50 pm: Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shailesh Kumar and Sharad Kumar in men’s high jump T63 final
12.13 am (4 September): Ajeet Singh, Rinku and Sundar Gurjar in men’s javelin throw F46 final
Para-archery
3.20 pm: Pooja in women’s individual recurve open 1/8 elimination
9.21 pm: Pooja in women’s individual recurve open quarter-finals (If qualified)
9.55 pm: Pooja in women’s individual recurve open semi-finals (If qualified)
10.27 pm: Pooja in women’s individual recurve open bronze medal match (If qualified)
10.44 pm: Pooja in women’s individual recurve open gold medal match (If qualified)


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